Rapid identification of Fluconazole resistance using Chromagar Candida

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 343-346

  Verghese, Susan L ^a   Padmaja, P ^a   Sutha, P ^a   Mathew, T ^a   John, Elizabeth Sorna ^a  

^a MADRAS MEDICAL MISSION HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Candida species; Chromagar Candida; Fluconazole resistance

Indexed keywords

AGAR; FLUCONAZOLE;

ALLOGRAFT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANDIDA; CANDIDA GUILLIERMONDII; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVICE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GEOTRICHUM CANDIDUM; INDIA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PUS; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 0034582147     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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